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Ryan Seacrest’s $45 Million Salary Sends 'American Idol' Costs Soaring

Costs for the show jumped 17 percent to pay him.

Ryan Seacrest's salary to host American Idol tripled in 2009 -- jumping from $5 million a year to $15 million, paid in part by by CKX, which owns the Fox hit.